Tag: ESSA
ESSA launches TV channel and announces results of board elections.
At its 2012 AGM ESSA announced the launch of its online TV channel, aimed at showcasing the best work of ESSA members and put out a call for video showreels. Alongside the members’ video content will be information on ESSA itself, technical updates and information, all delivered in a medium that is as close to [...]
Events get sustainable
Members of the Association of Event Venues (AEV), Association of Event Organisers (AEO), and Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), met collectively for the first time on 23rd March for the inaugural cross-association sustainability working group meeting. The group evolved from one initially created by the AEV, which has been addressing sustainability issues for over [...]
ESSA Announces date and venue for 2012 AGM
The Event Services and Supplier Association 2012 AGM will be held at Olympia on the afternoon of 29 March. ESSA director Chris Skeith said, “Following feedback from last year’s AGM we have provided greater time to allow for two to three industry presentations as well as the launch of a new ESSA communication initiative. The [...]
ESSA to have prominent position in Marketing Week’s Live Marketing Show.
Plans are afoot between ESSA (Event Supplier and Services Association) and Marketing Week Live to provide a spectacular visitor attraction that will showcase all that is exceptional in the live marketing event space. Core to the promotional activity for the new Live Marketing Show, it will demonstrate how brand owners and marketers can use elements [...]
Joint association Connectivity Technical Committee move the debate forward
The ESSA/AEV/AEO technical committee met during the Event Production Show where each of the three associations reported back on the research projects undertaken following the inaugural meeting last year. The AEV had surveyed member venues to ascertain the current provision, management process and an indication of intent to upgrade systems. ESSA presented a number of [...]
ESSA announces 2012 event schedule
ESSA has announced the dates and venues for it 2012 events commencing with the association’s 2012 AGM which will be held in the afternoon of Thursday 29 March at Olympia, culminating in networking drinks to enable fellow members to network. This will be followed by “In the Rough”, the newly expanded Industry Golf Day and [...]
Event technology specialists join association
Etherlive, the noted technology specialists for the live event sector, has joined the Event Suppliers and Services Association (ESSA). Etherlive hopes to become to become a major contributor to the organisation’s recently formed forum on wireless connectivity. Recognised for its prestigious portfolio of clients including Southampton Boat Show, the Goodwood Estate and Sky, Etherlive will [...]
ESSA G50 Review – Exclusive
The ESSA G50 has been a central strategic event in the industry for several years and over that time it has adapted to suit the changing needs of the market and those who attend the event. This year the event had two very different content streams, and ESSA Chair John Robson picks his favourites. There [...]
ESSA announces SO Group as International Partner
Member feedback over the past year has highlighted a need for the association to have a heightened international presence. Alongside increased attendance at events such as the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) AGM and the appointment of Steve Barratt as International Ambassador earlier in 2011, the SO Group has agreed to become [...]
ESSA on the up and up
ESSA (Event Supplier and Services Association) membership has now risen to over 200 for the first time in three years, and its retention rates are increasing, showing that, despite economic uncertainty, ESSA membership still provides excellent value for money for event and exhibition suppliers and service companies. As of July 2011, ESSA’s membership has grown [...]
ESSA takes its message to Marketing Week Live.
The Event Supplier & Services Association is taking its “Use an ESSA member” campaign out to its members’ customers, at Marketing Week Live on 29th & 30th June 2011, with a hard hitting stand aimed to reinforce the benefits of using its members’ services. The need to promote the inherent benefits of using its members [...]
ESSA announces inspirational G50+ programme
ESSA has announced a major sponsor and released a packed final programme for its ‘G50+Conference’, to be held on 12 July 2011 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London. The programme focuses on innovation, insight and inspiration, and brings together presentations from some of the industry’s top names, as well as a keynote session from [...]
ESSA announces date and theme for the 2011 G50+
The ESSA ‘G50+Conference’ is being held at the Business Design Centre on 12 July and is open to all ESSA members. The 2011 Conference theme is ‘Insight, Innovation, Inspiration’ and the content will provide a unique mix of information and will do exactly as suggested in the title. The final line up of speakers will [...]
ESSA Launches Member Discount Card
At the 2011 AGM, on Thursday 23 March, ESSA announced the launch of its latest ground breaking initiative, the ESSA Discount Card, which provides 15% to 20% discounts at numerous concessions within its participating venues. The scheme is launched with an impressive list of venue concessions, the growing list includes familiar brands at The NEC [...]
New Chair and Vice Chair for the ESSA Comms Working Group.
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) working group that provides guidance on the associations communications with internal and external audiences has elected a new chair and vice chair. Paul Richardson, managing director of vividink public relations and Amanda Robinson, sales & marketing manager for Towergate Coverex, have been elected as chair and vice chair [...]
ESSA drives international agenda at Euroshop 2011.
ESSA Director Chris Skeith addressed an international audience on the IFES booth at Euroshop 2011 where he addressed representatives from fellow national associations that support event and exhibition contractors and suppliers. The delegates associations had a truly in international reach that included Austria, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, US, Belgium and Greece. “To be asked to address [...]
ESSA recruits to aid customer service.
Industry trade body has appointed Andrew Harrison to the position of Account Manager on 21st February 2011. Andrew has been appointed to this brand new role to reinforce the support to existing members and to manage the internal communication between the association and its members. Andrew will be based at ESSA’s Berkhamsted offices but will [...]
Toyota Material Handling UK hosts ESSA members drop in day.
Toyota Material Handling UK, a member of the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) will be holding a regional drop in session for fellow members at their Leicester Business Centre on 24th February 2011, which will be the first session of a series planned by ESSA for 2011. ESSA is a trade association representing contractors [...]
ESSA 2011 AGM to take place at Stoneleigh Park
“Holding our AGM at a different venue each year will afford the opportunity for many more members to attend and have their voices and opinions heard. I would like to encourage as many members as possible to come to the AGM, there is plenty to discuss and it is a great opportunity to keep ESSA [...]
ESSA increases international presence by joining IFES.
ESSA has joined the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) as part of its commitment to increase the international representation of UK based member companies, a key issue raised at the ESSA G50 2010. “Feedback from the G50 identified that there was a greater need for international representation and a voice for ESSA [...]
Farnborough International Ltd to only use contractors who are ESSA members
At the ESSA Drop-In session on 9 Dec 2010 held at FIVE, the home of the Farnborough Air Show, Jonathan Smith, Head of Operations at Farnborough International announced that any relevant new contractors wishing to work at the venue for Farnborough International Ltd would need to be members of ESSA from this date forward, as [...]
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